simple past tense and past participle of desaturate

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of desaturate

To lessen the saturation of (a colour). / (chemistry) To convert (a saturated compound) to an unsaturated one. / (of a colour) To decrease in saturation.

present participle of desaturate

plural of desaturation

(chemistry) the conversion of a saturated compound to an unsaturated one by removing hydrogen or other atoms to form a double bond